BRFSS 2022 - North Carolina: (At what age were you told that you had cancer?*)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 35	Age 35 to 55	Age 55 to 65	Age 65 to 75	Age 75 and older
TOTAL	460	52	9.3	6.5-13.2	182	41.7	35.1-48.5	111	24.5	19.6-30.1	83	16.1	12.3-20.6	32	8.5	5.3-13.2
GENDER
Male	193	***	***	***	62	32.5	24.4-41.7	58	31.5	23.4-40.8	50	21.8	15.5-29.8	17	11.7	6.1-21.2
Female	267	46	14.7	10.0-21.0	120	49.0	40.0-58.1	53	18.9	13.7-25.6	33	11.5	7.6-16.9	15	5.9	3.2-10.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	382	44	8.2	5.8-11.4	142	40.1	32.9-47.8	95	25.2	19.8-31.4	71	16.9	12.8-22.1	30	9.7	6.0-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	14	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	5	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	3	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	119	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	155	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	51	30.6	21.9-40.9	***	***	***
75+	111	***	***	***	***	***	***	20	18.5	11.1-29.4	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	89	14	14.9	7.3-27.8	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	13.9	7.9-23.4	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	121	13	8.7	4.6-15.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	25	20.3	12.9-30.5	***	***	***
College Graduate	221	22	7.2	4.3-11.6	105	47.4	39.5-55.4	49	23.1	17.2-30.5	34	15.1	10.1-21.9	11	7.3	3.6-14.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	196	27	10.9	6.4-18.0	***	***	***	52	21.4	15.2-29.2	39	18.6	12.5-26.7	14	9.1	4.3-18.0
No	258	25	7.9	5.0-12.2	115	43.1	35.7-50.8	58	27.7	20.7-35.9	42	13.4	9.6-18.4	18	8.0	4.7-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	389	52	10.7	7.5-15.1	161	43.4	36.2-50.8	94	23.7	18.6-29.9	59	14.0	10.3-18.8	23	8.1	4.7-13.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	151	23	13.1	8.1-20.7	***	***	***	32	24.8	16.3-35.8	12	4.9	2.5- 9.4	***	***	***
Unemployed	9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	245	14	3.4	1.8- 6.3	74	27.8	21.4-35.2	61	27.3	20.8-34.9	67	26.6	20.4-34.0	29	14.9	9.3-23.1
Unable to Work	45	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	8	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	36	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	58	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000-74,999	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000-100,000	64	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$100,000-150,000	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$150,000+	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	15.7	8.7-26.6	13	14.4	7.4-26.0
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	27	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	22	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	279	34	8.9	5.8-13.3	117	40.5	33.5-48.0	64	25.5	19.3-33.0	48	16.1	11.6-21.9	16	9.0	4.7-16.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	15.7	8.7-26.6	13	14.4	7.4-26.0
HOUSING
Own	384	33	5.7	3.8- 8.5	152	42.5	35.3-50.0	97	26.4	20.9-32.7	73	16.1	12.2-21.1	29	9.2	5.7-14.6
Rent	53	***	***	***	***	***	***	11	13.9	6.9-26.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other arrangement	19	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	125	11	8.4	4.3-15.8	***	***	***	26	22.1	14.2-32.7	25	17.5	11.0-26.7	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	123	12	9.8	4.2-21.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	23	15.4	9.4-24.1	***	***	***
Rural	212	29	9.6	6.1-14.8	***	***	***	51	22.4	15.9-30.6	35	15.6	10.2-23.2	18	11.0	5.6-20.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	103	14	7.5	3.5-15.3	***	***	***	24	16.6	9.4-27.8	20	16.1	8.4-28.7	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	172	23	11.8	6.7-19.8	59	33.1	24.9-42.5	48	33.1	24.5-43.0	26	12.0	7.8-18.1	16	10.0	5.6-17.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	185	15	8.0	4.5-13.8	86	45.8	36.9-54.9	39	20.8	14.5-29.0	37	19.9	13.7-28.0	***	***	***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	156	15	9.5	5.3-16.5	68	39.0	29.9-48.9	32	20.5	13.6-29.5	33	21.1	14.1-30.2	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	130	13	9.1	4.2-18.4	***	***	***	38	31.4	22.1-42.4	17	11.7	6.8-19.5	12	7.4	4.0-13.1
3rd Quartile	116	15	7.8	4.2-14.0	***	***	***	29	22.0	14.1-32.8	21	15.0	8.6-24.8	***	***	***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	58	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 35

Age 35 to 55

Age 55 to 65

Age 65 to 75

Age 75 and older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

460

9.3

6.5-13.2

182

41.7

35.1-48.5

111

24.5

19.6-30.1

16.1

12.3-20.6

8.5

5.3-13.2

GENDER

Male

193

***

32.5

24.4-41.7

31.5

23.4-40.8

21.8

15.5-29.8

11.7

6.1-21.2

Female

267

14.7

10.0-21.0

120

49.0

40.0-58.1

18.9

13.7-25.6

11.5

7.6-16.9

5.9

3.2-10.5

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

382

8.2

5.8-11.4

142

40.1

32.9-47.8

25.2

19.8-31.4

16.9

12.8-22.1

9.7

6.0-15.2

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

***

Non-Hispanic Multiracial

***

Non-Hispanic Other

***

Hispanic

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

119

***

65-74

155

***

30.6

21.9-40.9

***

75+

111

***

18.5

11.1-29.4

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.9

7.3-27.8

***

13.9

7.9-23.4

***

Some Post-H.S.

121

8.7

4.6-15.9

***

20.3

12.9-30.5

***

College Graduate

221

7.2

4.3-11.6

105

47.4

39.5-55.4

23.1

17.2-30.5

15.1

10.1-21.9

7.3

3.6-14.0

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

196

10.9

6.4-18.0

***

21.4

15.2-29.2

18.6

12.5-26.7

9.1

4.3-18.0

258

7.9

5.0-12.2

115

43.1

35.7-50.8

27.7

20.7-35.9

13.4

9.6-18.4

8.0

4.7-13.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

389

10.7

7.5-15.1

161

43.4

36.2-50.8

23.7

18.6-29.9

14.0

10.3-18.8

8.1

4.7-13.5

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

151

13.1

8.1-20.7

***

24.8

16.3-35.8

4.9

2.5- 9.4

***

Unemployed

***

Retired

245

3.4

1.8- 6.3

27.8

21.4-35.2

27.3

20.8-34.9

26.6

20.4-34.0

14.9

9.3-23.1

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000-74,999

***

$75,000-100,000

***

$100,000-150,000

***

$150,000+

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

15.7

8.7-26.6

14.4

7.4-26.0

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

279

8.9

5.8-13.3

117

40.5

33.5-48.0

25.5

19.3-33.0

16.1

11.6-21.9

9.0

4.7-16.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

15.7

8.7-26.6

14.4

7.4-26.0

HOUSING

Own

384

5.7

3.8- 8.5

152

42.5

35.3-50.0

26.4

20.9-32.7

16.1

12.2-21.1

9.2

5.7-14.6

Rent

***

13.9

6.9-26.0

***

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

125

8.4

4.3-15.8

***

22.1

14.2-32.7

17.5

11.0-26.7

***

Regional City or Suburban County

123

9.8

4.2-21.2

***

15.4

9.4-24.1

***

Rural

212

9.6

6.1-14.8

***

22.4

15.9-30.6

15.6

10.2-23.2

11.0

5.6-20.4

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

103

7.5

3.5-15.3

***

16.6

9.4-27.8

16.1

8.4-28.7

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

172

11.8

6.7-19.8

33.1

24.9-42.5

33.1

24.5-43.0

12.0

7.8-18.1

10.0

5.6-17.2

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

185

8.0

4.5-13.8

45.8

36.9-54.9

20.8

14.5-29.0

19.9

13.7-28.0

***

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

156

9.5

5.3-16.5

39.0

29.9-48.9

20.5

13.6-29.5

21.1

14.1-30.2

***

2nd Quartile

130

9.1

4.2-18.4

***

31.4

22.1-42.4

11.7

6.8-19.5

7.4

4.0-13.1

3rd Quartile

116

7.8

4.2-14.0

***

22.0

14.1-32.8

15.0

8.6-24.8

***

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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*Asked of respondents that have a cancer diagnosis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

¹Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

⁴Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer

At what age were you told that you had cancer?*